Hello, my name is JANAE STEVENS and welcome to my presentations about the Loyalists and the patriots in the stamp act.

The Stamp Act was a tax put on the American colonies by the British in 1765. It said they had to pay a tax on all sorts of printed materials such as newspapers, magazines and legal documents. It was called the Stamp Act because the colonies were supposed to buy paper from Britain that had an official stamp on it that showed they had paid the tax.

Now, Lets begin with the loyalist point of view.
the loyalist thought that the king had the right to tax the colonies because they were paying for their own protection against invasion. many were loyalist because they worked for the crown and they knew where the bread came from.

Also, the Loyalists imagined themselves as British citizens first and foremost. They viewed the Stamp Act as just another tax to be paid in exchange for the protection of the British Crown and government. This is why many Patriots were seen as traitors by the Loyalists. They were refusing to pay taxes in exchange for the support and protection they were receiving from the Crown.

now lets move on to the patriots point of view,
They saw the stamp act as intolerable and unnecessary. Grenville believed that the colonials were technically represented in court and that this was just another duty they would have to pay. For many years courthad levied customs duties at American seaports and the colonials had raised no strong objection to them.

True, they had not rebelled against the customs duties, but these were indirect taxes and passed on to the consumer in higher prices ( like our gas tax today). Such imports were intended to regulate trade and raise money.

Which one do you agree with. The Loyalist or the Patriots?
Well, In my opinion the patriots are better for many reasons.
1. People have rights the government can't take away, their property.
2.Taxation takes away property from citizens
3.Colonists don't have voice in Parliament, so England shouldn't tax colonies

Starting with the Sugar Act of 1764, which imposed new duties on sugar and other goods, the British government began to tighten its reins on the colonies. Shortly thereafter, George Grenville (1712-70), the British first lord of the treasury and prime minister, proposed the Stamp Act and court passed the act without debate in 1765.Any questions
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